This month we spoke about the recent brouhaha around USY changing it’s language around interdating for its regional board members, and about a new study that says being a member of a synagogue makes you healthier.
Further reading
USY Drops Ban on Interdating, JTA
USY and the Interdating Ban Reexamined, JTA
Why You Care About USY’s Interdating Rules, InterfaithFamily
Don’t Blame the USYers, Blame the Adults, Jewish Journal
Instead of Spin, Celebrate Inclusion, Rabbi Jesse Olitzky
USY Changes Expectations for Youth Leaders, Jewschool
And
Jewish Americans who attend synagogue enjoy better health, study finds, Science Daily
Mimi’s endorsement:
This episode of “Double X Gabfest” and Throw-Back Hip Hop radio–especially Philly Boom 107.9. Read more here.
Tamar’s endorsement:
How This Night is Different by Elisa Albert
Zahava’s endorsement:
The poem called “Have You Yearned for Salvation?” on page 25 of Rabbi David Ebner’s book The Library of Everything, which you can access at this link.